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Lydia Sweeney

Lydia Sweeney

Profile

Lydia has a successful, busy and diverse common law court and paper practice, representing both Claimants and Defendants nationwide.

Lydia has particular expertise in the field of personal injury and fatal accidents including accidents at work and industrial disease litigation.

She undertakes work at both fast track and multi-track level. She has been instructed on a number of multi million pound fatal accident and personal injury claims as a junior. She has considerable experience in the related following practice areas: inquests, fraudulent claims, CICA appeals and health safety.

She is also regularly instructed in credit hire litigation.

Lydia has a developed costs practice and appears regularly at the Supreme Court Costs Office in addition to undertaking work at county court level.

Memberships

  • Personal Injury Bar Association

Education

  • PGDL, BPP, London (Distinction)
  • BA Joint Honours, Manchester University, First Class

Publications

  • 'Comparative Confidentiality in Psychoanalysis' This study considered the laws of confidentiality in England and Wales and a number of countries worldwide and the extent to which the confidentiality of patients undergoing psychoanalytic treatment was protected by the national laws of the different countries.